MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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